Is Flynn a boy or girl name?
Flynn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 351 boys were named Flynn, so 4.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.8% of the 6,842 US babies named Flynn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #737
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,713
- Babies named Flynn since 1913
- 6,842
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 430 babies
Boys and girls named Flynn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 139 | 14 | 9.2% |
| 1990s | 202 | 27 | 11.8% |
| 2000s | 618 | 130 | 17.4% |
| 2010s | 3,070 | 201 | 6.1% |
| 2020s | 1,859 | 92 | 4.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 351 | #737 | 17 | #6,713 |
| 2023 | 323 | #782 | 25 | #5,166 |
| 2022 | 369 | #714 | 26 | #5,069 |
| 2021 | 418 | #653 | 12 | #8,646 |
| 2020 | 398 | #658 | 12 | #8,567 |
| 2019 | 342 | #716 | 18 | #6,516 |
| 2018 | 295 | #780 | 19 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 311 | #757 | 19 | #6,362 |
| 2016 | 375 | #679 | 22 | #5,855 |
| 2015 | 362 | #695 | 21 | #6,101 |
| 2014 | 391 | #658 | 20 | #6,283 |
| 2013 | 362 | #667 | 31 | #4,566 |
| 2012 | 339 | #702 | 22 | #5,974 |
| 2011 | 212 | #939 | 14 | #8,338 |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,809 | 15 | #8,028 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,830 | 9 | #11,789 |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,863 | 13 | #9,140 |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,123 | 13 | #9,177 |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,131 | 10 | #10,853 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,928 | 16 | #7,250 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,766 | 10 | #10,162 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,823 | 19 | #6,149 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,266 | 17 | #6,489 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,580 | 14 | #7,448 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,065 | 9 | #10,165 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,482 | 10 | #9,018 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,325 | 6 | #12,971 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,287 | 6 | #12,615 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,146 | 5 | #14,235 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,797 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,887 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,806 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,878 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,043 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,055 | 7 | #9,092 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,963 | 7 | #8,840 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,124 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,287 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,147 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,358 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,314 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,030 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,365 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,926 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,460 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,035 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Flynn reached #653 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #4,566 in 2013. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.